no rhyme for "castle"

[Tom Zurinskas]

Schwa stands for many sounds but I'd say Castle ['kaest at l] (~kastool) and "fast'll (~fastool) are a perfect rhyme (where ~ool is as in "wool").  I hear "will" often said as "wool".



Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk





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> On Oct 30, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> > Famed star Lorraine Bracco clearly pronounced the "t" in "castle"
> > while introducing the film _The Black Room_ on TNT this week.
> >
> > That means she can't rhyme it successfully with any single English
> > word. That could be a problem at some point.
> >
> Not if phonological words (complete with clitics) count:
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> I just timed a wide-out named Castle ['kaest at l]
> I've never seen his match.
> Someone who runs that fast'll
> Be awfully tough to catch.
>
> [inspired by watching the aforemetioned football wrap-up show]
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> LH
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